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To: BomboochaBoy who wrote (1533)	1/5/1999 4:59:00 PM
From: vc21	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

OT Voltaire, You say AMZN $200 in 30 days. Is that pre-split or post-split? Regards, VC

To: BomboochaBoy who wrote (1533)	1/5/1999 7:02:00 PM
From: Out_of_the_Trap	Respond to of 41369

I'll pass along any other words on AOL from this newsletter if I get it. TTFN PAS

To: BomboochaBoy who wrote (1533)	1/6/1999 2:03:00 AM
From: Joana Tides	Respond to of 41369

BomboochaBoy,here's mine for PAUL's POLL - (others have said the same) AOL "only" gave me a 4.5 bagger in '98 as I got in after the first split in the springtime - Surely A Better Performance Than THAT Can Be Anticipated for '99 ! Prediction is preceded by explanation - (News of AOL wrassling with T) Two interesting articles new this week cite AOL's joining together with other ISP's to object to ATT/TCI giantism. Simultaneously, a court rejects AOL's demand to own the Generic Internet Terms "You Have Mail", "IM", and a couple others - the ATT network was the defendant. Once AOL has ownership of NSCP, one's autonomy from the wide reaches of either Case or Gates will be over. While there are other browsers out there, it's not likely that any of them will be commonly used by the general public for some time. (Can't speak for you, but I would hesitate to install a browser from Sweden in my pet computer. Owned a Volvo for awhile, and so had quite enough of the Swedish machinery experience). Most smaller ISP's promise a "unique" benefit of no problems with any browser used aside from their own proprietary; the dominant Companies, however, seem to find it a low priority (a nice way of saying it, isn't it?) to mandate fully operational accommodation of their codes through the software accessed at websites by maverick browsers. AOL's huge & now a dominant Company, so the way they play their game must change to fit their size. They need to grow, and very fast; they need to establish a position now before someone else takes it, they need to Gobble It Up Like Pac Man. Add this to the many millions of kids and teenagers who for some reason must have AOL as they must have a brand name sneaker, & they will probably stay on it til they are kicked off for Terms of Service violations in chatrooms and password pranks. Plus now"You've Got Mail" where people cheer in the theatre when the sign-on screen is displayed. Now let's think of AOL as the first Internet Stock on the S & P 500, the popularity of The New Internet Funds, and the fact that AOL will now be in many General Stock Funds as well. And if that isn't enough, let me touch on AOL International, AOL moving into business applications, the difficulty of not buying something by mistake in the shopping sites if you've put your information in "save" or "wallet", the avalanche of new subscribers from holiday first-time computers, the piles of AOL "1 Month Free" discs even in 7-11's, and, best of all, the perception of AOL as (description in the newbie magazine blurbs like "Smart Money")A SAFE INTERNET STOCK WITH EARNINGS......need I say more? There's more to say! cut to the chase....AOL prediction... AOL on January 31, 1998 - $ 185.00 a share (It'll hit 300+ in '98) (AOL will give One 3-for-1 split to set off a '98 Summer Tech Rally) (market prices now, not split adjusted or allowing for the split-) AOL on January 1, Y2K (oops I mean 2000) - $ 48.00 a share AOL on January 31, 2000 - $225.00 a share and on the rise! Good Luck, Prosper and Be Merry DOT COM, Joana